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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2025; 17(7): 105860
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.105860
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.105860
Table 4 Baseline characteristics of blood transfusion and non-transfusion patients, n (%)
Characteristics | Transfusion (n = 145) | Non-transfusion (n = 822) | P value |
Age, year | 72 (68, 78) | 71 (68, 76) | 0.175 |
Males | 101 (69.7) | 595 (72.4) | 0.500 |
Blood loss (mL/kg) | 6.91 ± 6.40 | 3.26 ± 3.01 | < 0.0005 |
Weight (kg) | 61.75 ± 11.11 | 63.32 ± 10.13 | 0.089 |
Preoperative albumin (g/dL) | 36.27 ± 3.42 | 38.22 ± 4.03 | < 0.0005 |
Duration of surgery > 300 minutes | 59 (40.7) | 171 (20.8) | < 0.0005 |
Heart disease | 18 (12.4) | 93 (11.3) | 0.702 |
Hypertension | 66 (45.5) | 353 (43.1) | 0.583 |
Stroke | 17 (11.7) | 65 (7.9) | 0.128 |
Pulmonary disease | 6 (4.1) | 60 (7.3) | 0.164 |
Obesity | 21 (14.5) | 113 (13.7) | 0.813 |
Cancer stage | 0.016 | ||
I | 14 (9.6) | 170 (20.7) | |
II | 48 (33.1) | 233 (28.3) | |
III | 72 (49.7) | 350 (42.6) | |
IV | 11 (7.6) | 69 (8.4) | |
Preoperative hematocrit level | < 0.0005 | ||
> 30.0% | 70 (48.3) | 752 (91.5) | |
27.0%-30.0% | 34 (23.4) | 43 (5.2) | |
24.0%-26.9% | 26 (17.9) | 22 (2.7) | |
15.0%-23.9% | 15 (10.3) | 5 (0.6) | |
ASA score | 0.325 | ||
2 | 32 (22.1) | 155 (18.9) | |
3 | 107 (73.8) | 646 (78.6) | |
4 | 6 (4.1) | 21 (2.6) | |
Site of procedure | 0.001 | ||
Stomach | 436 (53.0) | 99 (68.3) | |
Colon | 235 (28.6) | 34 (23.4) | |
Rectum | 151 (18.4) | 12 (8.3) |
- Citation: Guo MM, Ji CY, Gu RR, Nan K, Miao CH, Wu QC. Risk factors and outcomes of intraoperative blood transfusion in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(7): 105860
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i7/105860.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.105860